Emilia Bonine ist spezialisiert auf europäisches und belgisches Kartell- und Wettbewerbsrecht. Sie berät Mandanten in einer Vielzahl kartellrechtlicher Angelegenheiten, einschließlich nationaler, europäischer und globaler Kartell- und Missbrauchsuntersuchungen sowie internationaler Compliance-Fragen. Zudem unterstützt sie bei der Einreichung von Fusionskontrollanträgen in verschiedenen Ländern. Emilia betreut Mandanten aus unterschiedlichen Branchen, darunter Technologie und Hightech, Transport und Infrastruktur, Chemie, Konsumgüter und Finanzdienstleistungen.
Vor ihrer Tätigkeit bei McDermott war Emilia als Associate in einer internationalen Anwaltskanzlei in Brüssel tätig. Sie hat ihren Master of Laws mit Schwerpunkt Technologie an der Bocconi-Universität in Mailand abgeschlossen.
- Unterstützung eines internationalen Unternehmens aus der Automobilbranche bei einem internationalen Compliance-Audit*
- Unterstützung eines internationalen Chemieproduzenten bei der Durchführung eines multinationalen internen Kartellrechtsaudits*
- Unterstützung eines internationalen Industrieunternehmens bei der Erneuerung seines gesamten Programms zur Einhaltung des Wettbewerbsrechts*
*Mandate betreut vor dem Eintritt bei McDermott.
- Universität Bocconi, LL.M.
- Universität Antwerpen, M.A.
- Universität Antwerpen, B.Sc.
- Brüssel
- Niederländisch
- Englisch
- Französisch
Daniel Lenz, LL.M. (Cornell)
Daniel Lenz, LL.M., berät umfassend bei nationalen und grenzüberschreitenden Unternehmenstransaktionen sowie in allen Fragen des Gesellschaftsrechts.
Vor seiner Tätigkeit bei McDermott Will & Emery sammelte er während seines Referendariats am Oberlandesgericht Frankfurt und als wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter in renommierten mittelständischen und internationalen Großkanzleien fundierte juristische Kenntnisse im Gesellschaftsrecht, Corporate Litigation und Intellectual Property.
Seinen Master of Laws (LL.M.) absolvierte Daniel Lenz an der Cornell Law School, mit Spezialisierung auf Gesellschaftsrecht, Litigation und Arbitration.
- Cornell Law School, LL.M., Ithaca
- Oberlandesgericht Frankfurt a.M., Zweites Staatsexamen, NY (USA)
- Universität Konstanz, Erstes Staatsexamen
- Deutschland
- Deutsch
- Englisch

Renee N. Suzich
Renee Suzich focuses her practice on litigation matters.
While earning her law degree, Renee was a student attorney at Harvard’s Legal Services Center in the Family Justice and Veteran’s Law and Disability Benefits Clinics. She was also a summer law clerk at the Maryland Office of the Public Defender.
- Harvard Law School, JD, magna cum laude
- St. Mary’s College of Maryland, BS, summa cum laude
- District of Columbia
- Maryland
- US District Court for the District of Columbia

Judd Baguioro
A California certified public accountant, Judd Baguioro focuses his practice on federal and state tax matters.
While earning his law degree, Judd was an international tax intern at a professional services firm and a business tax intern at the California Franchise Tax Board.
- University of California College of the Law, San Francisco, JD
- California State Polytechnic University, BS
- California
Diletta Franchi
Diletta Franchi focuses her practice on dispute resolution. She has a wealth of experience providing strategic assistance to private clients as well as companies in civil, commercial, and corporate litigation and arbitration
Diletta regularly advises on regulatory compliance and corporate governance matters and managing legal risk in complex environments.
- Represented a group of Italian companies operating in the energy sector in an emergency cross-border procedure, blocking the improper enforcement of EUR 5 million first-demand guarantees by a foreign bank*
- Defended a leading Italian bank in a multimillion-dollar damages lawsuit against a group of foreign financial entities in relation to the misrepresentation of a structured finance transaction*
- Assisted a national financial institution in a class action lawsuit led by a consumer association regarding the sale of investment diamonds through the banking system*
- Advised a major Italian bank on compliance with European ESG policy and its intersection with privacy regulations*
*Matter handled prior to joining McDermott
- Avvocato di Strada, Italian association that providing free legal assistance to homeless individuals, Volunteer
- If/When/How, US organization advocating for reproductive justice, Volunteer
- American Bar Association, Member
- Bocconi Alumni Association, Member
- University of Pennsylvania Law School, LL.M., Business
- The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Privacy and Tech
- Bocconi University
- Italien
- Englisch
- Italienisch

Nour Dakhli
Nour Dakhli focuses her practice on advising French and international companies and investment funds on corporate and financial transactions. She has a breadth of experience in private equity and mergers & acquisitions.
Prior to joining McDermott, Nour worked in both national and international law firms and gained in-house experience as a legal counsel at a global oil company, developing specific understanding in the energy sector.
- ESSEC Business School, Magistère Juriste d’Affaires Franco-Britannique
- University Paris-Saclay, Master 2 Mergers & Acquisitions, 2018-2021
- University of Exeter, LL.M in International Commercial Law, Classe Préparatoire Aux Grandes Ecoles (Ecole Normale Supérieure de Rennes)
- University of Rennes 1
- University of Toulouse I Capitole
- Paris
- Arabic
- Englisch
- Französisch

Hayden S. Sims
Hayden S. Sims focuses his practice on litigation matters.
While earning his law degree, Hayden interned at the Office of the General Counsel of the US Department of Health and Human Services.
- Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, JD, magna cum laude,, Order of the Coif
- Indiana University, BA, with highest distinction
- District of Columbia

Natalie C. Abrams
Natalie C. Abrams focuses her practice on corporate advisory and transactional matters.
While in law school, Natalie worked as a law clerk at a California law firm that specializes in labor, employment, and immigration law and as a summer associate at McDermott.
Education
University of California Berkeley School of Law, JD, Business Law Certificate, 2024
University of Oregon, BS, 2021
Admissions
California
Languages
English

Marie-Lou Pichoux
Marie-Lou Pichoux focuses her practice on corporate transactional matters, with a focus on private equity transactions (notably LBO transactions). She regularly advises financial private equity sponsors on mid and small-cap LBO transactions, as well as corporate / strategic entities on mid and small-cap private M&A transactions.
- University Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne, Master 2 Financial Law, Bachelor of Laws, Magistère de Droit des Activités Economiques
- University Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne, Double Degree in Business Law ( )
- Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University
- Paris
- Englisch
- Französisch
Arielle Ahrendts
Arielle Ahrendts focuses her practice on litigation matters.
While earning her law degree, she was a student attorney at Boston University School of Law’s Civil Litigation Clinic and served as the president of Boston University’s Black Law Student’s Association
- Boston University School of Law, JD
- Northeastern University, BA, summa cum laude
- District of Columbia
- Englisch
- Französisch
- Haitian Creole
